Valencia – Festival of Virgin of the Helpless

By James Blick In Travel

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25th August, 2012
The writing was on the wall. Or, in this case, a printed sheet of paper pinned to the 17th-century basilica door. 4am Basilica doors open 5am Mass 6am Communion 7am Basilica doors close 8am Children’s Mass 10am Basilica doors open 10.30am Procession of the Virgin Then, the kicker. The Red Cross will be in attendance. The procession of la Virgen de los Desamparados – the Virgin of the Helpless – is an annual event ...

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